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another powerfully composed piece with "informed brush work" and still bold color but more restrained than the interior picture I like so much.
both of these paintings bring to mind the Fauvists and their conceptual father, not to suggest any derivation at all, just that they capture that bold, free from convention thinking.

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Artist's Description

This is one of the few abstract paintings I've done that is meant to represent anything. It is a nude reclinging amongst a group of pillows and some grapes.

About Michael Henderson

Abstract painting has been a life-long pursuit for me.
In abstract painting, there is usually no imagery for the viewer to latch onto, no horizon, no beginning and no end. To me, the question is not whether a painting is a good rendition of a cow, or a true likeness of a person, but rather whether it's enjoyable and more importantly, inspiring to look at.
I paint abstract pictures because all realistic painting, when honestly analyzed, is nothing more than color and form put together in a way that allows the brain to recognize it as an object. Take away the story in a realistic picture, and you are left with no more than abstraction. Some of my paintings have recognizable images, and I often explore the line between the paint on...

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